On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Dubiously. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as questionably and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Dubiously meaning
- In a dubious manner.
- Accompanied by doubt, or anxious uncertainty.
Synonyms of Dubiously
Using Dubiously
- The main meaning on this page is: In a dubious manner. | Accompanied by doubt, or anxious uncertainty.
- Useful related words include: questionably, doubtfully.
- In the example corpus, dubiously often appears in combinations such as: dubiously reliable, but dubiously.
Context around Dubiously
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dubiously
- In this selection, "dubiously" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, somewhat, reliable, assisted and healthy stand out and add context to how "dubiously" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include currently but dubiously being mainstreamed and foods including dubiously healthy treats. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dubiously" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dubiously
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many other works are dubiously attributed to him. (8 words)
Rito are viewed upon by outsiders somewhat dubiously. (8 words)
But there was a real reason the FBI resisted sharing this form: It contained an unsubstantiated allegation from a dubiously reliable source. (22 words)
When any topic so consumes your hours, when you are thus hit with an incessant stream of dubiously reliable data you must sift and explain as quickly and responsibly as possible, your perception of the threat will inevitably be affected. (40 words)
While narcissists appeared to be overly optimistic regarding the alleged health benefits of foods — including dubiously healthy treats like wine, chocolate and nuts — the tendency for them to over-indulge seems to only hit in private. (36 words)
The two plan to marry, but, yearning to become a writer, Martin endures years of poverty, which the rich Elena looks on dubiously, and then gets involved with socialist politics, which she can’t stand. (35 words)
Example sentences (10)
Also last month, Minister of Homeland Security, Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma revoked citizenship of 396 Burundian and Rwandan nationals who were dubiously assisted to acquire Malawian naturalization papers.
But there was a real reason the FBI resisted sharing this form: It contained an unsubstantiated allegation from a dubiously reliable source.
While narcissists appeared to be overly optimistic regarding the alleged health benefits of foods — including dubiously healthy treats like wine, chocolate and nuts — the tendency for them to over-indulge seems to only hit in private.
The State of Lebanon is France’s bequest from the quarter century between the world wars, when it held a dubiously earned mandate to govern.
The two plan to marry, but, yearning to become a writer, Martin endures years of poverty, which the rich Elena looks on dubiously, and then gets involved with socialist politics, which she can’t stand.
When any topic so consumes your hours, when you are thus hit with an incessant stream of dubiously reliable data you must sift and explain as quickly and responsibly as possible, your perception of the threat will inevitably be affected.
PredPol has positioned itself as an early market leader in predictive policing with a highly publicized — but dubiously effective — geographic prediction model derived from battlefield research in Iraq.
What is at debate here is what evidence of previous electoral standings make them more popular than JKF as currently but dubiously being mainstreamed in the polity.
Many other works are dubiously attributed to him.
Rito are viewed upon by outsiders somewhat dubiously.
Common combinations with dubiously
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: